vasylenko/claude-desktop-extension-bear-notes

Overview

An MCP server that connects the Bear note-taking app to Claude Desktop or any other AI tool. It enables reading, searching, and creating notes in Bear through a standardized protocol.

Best for

Best for
Developers and power users who want to query or write Bear notes from AI assistants like Claude.

Use cases

• Search and retrieve Bear notes from within Claude Desktop
• Create new Bear notes directly from an AI conversation
• Integrate Bear with other AI tools via the standalone MCP server

How to use

Install

claude mcp add -s user bear-notes -- npx -y bear-notes-mcp@latest

Tools exposed

• bear-open-note
• bear-create-note
• bear-search-notes
• bear-add-text
• bear-replace-text
• bear-add-file
• bear-list-tags
• bear-find-untagged-notes
• bear-add-tag
• bear-archive-note
• bear-rename-tag
• bear-delete-tag
• bear-capabilities

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Gemini, Windsurf

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "bear-notes": {\n      "command": "npx",\n      "args": ["-y", "bear-notes-mcp@latest"]\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

An MCP server that connects the Bear note-taking app to Claude Desktop or any other AI tool. It enables reading, searching, and creating notes in Bear through a standardized protocol.

195 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-28. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Use cases

• Search and retrieve Bear notes from within Claude Desktop
• Create new Bear notes directly from an AI conversation
• Integrate Bear with other AI tools via the standalone MCP server

Pros

• Works as both a Claude Desktop extension and a standalone server for flexibility
• Written in TypeScript with 195 stars, indicating community interest
• Directly bridges a popular note-taking app with AI tools

Cons

• Limited to Bear app users on Apple platforms
• Requires running a local server, adding setup overhead
• Dependent on Bear’s internal data format and may break with app updates

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